How quickly does Lamisil cream work and what are its immediate effects?

I have been using Lamisil for about 5 days now (jock itch). The itching is gone, but the rash has spread up onto my penis. My scrotum seems to be secreting more puss or yeast and the sides of my legs are painfully dry.

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I am not a man but it sounds like more than jock itch my friend, you may have an infection going on. Did you scratch it much when it was itching? You may have got some dirt from fingernails in some of it and it may need something stronger plus you may need something oral as well. You can try oatmeal baths or cornstarch baths to help until it can be checked by a doctor. Try to keep yourself as fresh and dry as possible and make sure you wear white underwear as colored ones can aggrivate the issue. You should definately get hold of your doctor and have him/her check to make sure it is not an infection so you can get rid of it. Being a fairly big female I have had issues myself with wetness in the creases leaving an odor and white stuff around but just keep it wiped dry with something very soft. Sometimes Nystatin powder that you need a script for though often helps me get rid of the wetness pretty fast. Good luck and hope you are more comfortable soon, marjorie zych

I had the same problem but the doctor had seen it at its worst after the first few treatments did not work. It was embarrassing... buttocks itched and were red and then scaled up. The fluid that was exuded was enough to wet the levis after just a few hours. Finally, the doctor got it under control by prescribing me 10 days worth of the pill that is ususally one dose for women with vaginal infections and also two other ointments, one of which cost me $60 from a Canadian pharmacy and a week wait as it was shipped from Turkey. It would have cost me close to $250 from my local pharmacy.

It has flared up again and the scaling is there but between desitin, two of the ointments, and contizone10, I only get the itch occasionally. I still have some monostat from the first encounter but I don't think that was effective, though I may try it again. Right now I'll looking at collodial oatmeal as I read way back when that it was a good anti-fungal.